V. S. Pritchett Quotes
It's very important to feel foreign. I was born in England, but when I'm being a writer, everyone in England is foreign to me.V. S. Pritchett
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My grandfather milked several cows twice a day and supplied the neighbours with dairy products. He liked to go visiting around the county on Saturdays, and he also enjoyed the neighbours when they came by once a week with their empty milk jars. He walked them out to their cars and hung over the driver's side window until they drove off.
Kary Mullis -
There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
Quentin Tarantino -
Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
Naval Ravikant -
When you look at the roles I've done and the roles coming up, they're all strong. I guess I'm more drawn to that than that kind of submissive role females can be categorised as.
Maika Monroe -
I am healthy and happy.
Candice Swanepoel -
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
Earl Warren
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
Garth Risk Hallberg -
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
Ouida -
Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
Gary Lineker -
Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
Warren Zevon -
On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
Ingrid Betancourt
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I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
R. A. Salvatore -
Novelists want to be published and need a publisher to decide to print 20,000 copies. So you need to entertain on some level. I want to reach out and connect.
Paolo Bacigalupi -
I'm a bubbling brew of emotions, but mostly, I'm an optimistic person.
Carlene Carter -
One of my first favorite records was the debut Garbage album, which I heard when I was very young. Shirley Manson is a great female vocalist and performer and I admire her for that.
Taylor Momsen -
I would be the worst acting coach ever, because I have no idea what I'm doing.
Aaron Douglas -
We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that is neither free nor fair.
Xavier Becerra
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When working with classical musicians, it is important to be clear as possible in the score about what my intentions are. Because there isn't a lot of rehearsal time, especially at the ballet, it's best if everything is written in the score.
Bryce Dessner The National -
I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake's important.
Frank Ocean -
You wilfully ignore the small, gentle observations in life which you know are the most important.
Douglas Coupland -
Your history of work is as important as the work you'll do tomorrow.
Seth Godin -
Very often it's really inconvenient - who you fall in love with. You can't really control it.
Jackson Browne -
It's very important to feel foreign. I was born in England, but when I'm being a writer, everyone in England is foreign to me.
V. S. Pritchett